Criss Cross Jazz 1403 CD

Matt Brewer

Ganymede

﻿Available: February 15, 2019

Matt Brewer's third Criss Cross
leader album, Ganymede,
follows a pair of inspired ensemble recordings
(Mythology. Criss 1373;
Unspoken, Criss 1390),
for which the master bassist convened some of the most accomplished
individualists of 21st century jazz to interpret original music that
showcased Brewer's sophisticated compositional skills, lyric gifts,
and state of the art chops.

Here, Brewer pares down to the trio format, allowing tenor saxophone hero
Mark Shim, drum virtuoso Damion Reid
and himself ample room to stretch out on challenging "inside" repertoire
by Ron Carter ("R.J.") and
Joe Henderson ("Afro-Centric"),
"outside" songs by Ornette Coleman ("Eos"),
and Dewey Redman ("Willisee"),
a complementary piece by Shim, and four of his own well-wrought originals.

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Barcode 8 712474 140329

1.

Ganymede (Matt Brewer) 6:30

2.

Don't Wake The Violent Baby (Mark Shim) 5:19

3.

R.J. (Ron Carter) 4:24

4.

Triton (Matt Brewer) 4:26

5.

Afro-Centric (Joe Henderson) 7:19

6.

Io (Matt Brewer) 6:09

7.

Eos (Ornette Coleman) 3:00

8.

Psalm (Matt Brewer) 7:17

9.

Willisee (Dewey Redman) 8:50

10.

When Sunny Gets Blue (Marvin Fisher / Jack Segal) 6:05

Total Time: 59:25
Recorded
September 11, 2018
in
New York, NY, USA
by
Michael Marciano